Archive for June, 2012

The discussion of politics or religion in a social situation is often considered impolite because of the potential to offend others who hold different beliefs. The potential to offend is especially high when people are passionate in communicating their beliefs or closed to different ways of thinking. To avoid the awkwardness of such situations, many […]

If the heat so many of us have been experiencing was not a clear indicator, it is certainly summer now. In the Northern Hemisphere, June 20th, 2012 represents the day of the year with the most hours of daylight. For those of us who have recently reached the official start of summer, it is a […]

In popular culture, some ideas are afforded a significant amount of attention whether or not the idea benefits from that much focus. One example of this is with regard to the disease Sarcoidosis. Although most of us do not know of anyone with the disease, we have likely heard about it on television. In the […]

Few aspects of health get as much continual marketing attention as oral health. You need only sit down for a half an hour in front of the television in order to see at least a few advertisements promoting some brand of tooth brush, tooth paste or mouthwash. The advertisers are usually convincing consumers of the […]

One of the very annoying aspects of experiencing a head cold is having a stuffy nose. The discomfort of having difficulty breathing and the need to breathe through the mouth contribute significantly to the overall unpleasantness of the experience. However, we all know that having a cold is certainly not the only situation in which […]